Animal feed-trough.



J. H. DERR.

I ANIMAL FEED TROUGH. APPLICATION FILED APR. 16. 1915.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

COLUMBIA PLANDHRAPH c JAMEsH. 11mm, or EDeEwoon; rower ANIMAL FEED'JJROUGIl-I.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 16,1915. Serial No. 21,685. 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES H. DERR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Edgewood, in the county of Clayton and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Animal F eed- Troughs, of which the following is a speci fication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved animal feed trough, and has for 1tspr1mary object to provide a device of the above character which is so constructed that the animal cannot throw the feed out of the trough by moving the head or rooting therein or blowing air through the nostrils into the feed.

It is an additional object of my invention to provide an animal feed trough which is of exceedingly simple form as well as highly durable in actual use, and will satisfactorily maintain the end for which the same is primarily designed.

71th the above and other obJects 1n view, my invention consists 1n the novel features of construction, combination, and arrange-- 1 ment of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which, F igure 1 1s a vertical section of a feed trough constructed in accordance with the v preferred embodiment of my invention; and

Fi 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Referring to in detail to the drawing, 5 designates the baseboard or platform upon which the feed trough is mounted and secured.

The trough consists of a bowl-shaped 1 body, indicated at 6, which is preferably constructed of sheet metal and is of approximately circular form in plan. This trough body is of maximum diameter at a point midway between its base and the top thereof. and at its upper end, is contracted to produce a substantially oval-shaped entrance opening to the interior of the trough, as indicated at 7. The body wall of the trough at its upper end, is bent inwardly and downwardly to form a depending curved lip or flange 8 around the edge of this entrance opening. At its base, the body of the trough is secured to the board or platform 5 by means of a bolt, indicated at 9. i

In order to effectively brace the walls of thetrough body,I providea pair of obliquely inclined brace rods or -b'ars 10 at opposite- Patented Nov. 2 19.15.

sides of the trough. These rods, at their lower ends, are boltedv or otherwise rigidly fixed to the platform 5 and have their up per endssimilarly secured to the medial portion of the body Wall of the trough.

By the provision of a trough constructed in the manner above stated,the advantages accruing thereto will be manifest. The entrance opening 7 is sufficiently large to en-. able ahorse or other animal to insert its mouth into the trough so thatit may con- 1 veniently reach the feed therein. The in-- wardly and downwardly curved marginalflange 8 surrounding the entrance to the trough, will effectually prevent the feed being thrown out of the trough by violent movements of the anim'als head therein or blowing of blasts of air through the nostrils into the feed. The feed will be thrown upwardly against the outer walls-of the trough body and the curved flange Swill serve to A.

direct the same away from the entrance.

opening 7 and back into the trough. Thus,

considerableeconomy will be realized bypreyenting undue waste of the feed. It will also be seen that. owing to the peculiar form of the trough body, rats or other rodents cannot consume the feed, or, if they do enter the trough, they will be unable to escape therefrom. From the foregomg descr1pt1on, taken 1n connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction and several advantages of the invention will be clearly understood.

The device, while exceedingly simple, is

very effective for the purposes in view and is also highly. durable and serviceable. in actual use. r v y While I' have shown and described the preferred construction'and arrangement of the several features of the device, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of considerable modification therein, and I,

therefore, reserve the privilege of resorting to all such legitimate changes as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope formed with an inwardly and downwardly my signature in the presence of two witcurved flange the rim of Which is outwardly nesses.

flared said flange defining a contracted substantially oval-shaped entrance mouth to JAMES DEER 5 the trough, substantially as and for the pur- I Witnesses:

pose specified. J. 'VV. FORWARD,

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix F. T. PILKINGTON.

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